New depression in adolescents findings from Children's Hospital Boston published

Fresh data on depression are presented in the report 'School functioning in adolescents with chronic pain: the role of depressive symptoms in school impairment.' "To explore associations between depressive symptoms and school functioning, including school attendance, academic performance, self-perceived academic competence, and teacher-rated school adjustment among predominantly Caucasian and female adolescent chronic pain patients. A total of 217 clinically referred adolescents (aged 12-17 years) and their parents completed measures of pain characteristics, depression, and school functioning," scientists in the United States report.

"Additional data were collected from...

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